WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement after hearing the compelling new testimony of three career diplomats about what occurred before, during and after the Benghazi terror attacks of September 11, 2012.

"Yesterday'ss ...

Read more: Issa Statement on Benghazi Whistleblower Hearing and Unanswered Questions

Co-Authored with Peter Bibring, Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Southern California

Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using sophisticated cameras, called “automated license plate readers” or ALPR, to scan and record the license plates of millions of cars across the country. These ...

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Right Side News reports on comprehensive immigration reform legislation being offered by the gang of 8 from the Federation for American Immigration Reform:

•  Senate Continues to Examine Amnesty Bill, Begins Amending Legislation Thursday
• Sen. Rubio Plays Defense
• Tech Companies' Heavy Spending ...

  Read more: Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security May 6, 2013

Executive Summary

Unlawful immigration and amnesty for current unlawful immigrants can pose large fiscal costs for U.S. taxpayers. Government provides four types of benefits and services that are relevant to this issue:

• Direct benefits. These include Social Security, Medicare, unemployment ...

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1. ID standards: The bill requires all employers to check photo IDs of all employees they hire—any employee who fails to present a photo ID must be fired. Employees who attempt to use ID from states that have not implemented the Real ID Act would need a second form of identification to be hired. ...

Read more: What Are the National ID Implications of the Senate Immigration Bill?

On Thursday, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback received a letter from Federal Attorney General Eric Holder threatening action against the state should it enforce SB102 which Brownback signed into law last month.

The new law states, in part:

Any act, law, treaty, order, rule or regulation of the ...

Read more: Eric Holder Threatens Kansas in Letter on Gun Control Nullification Law

Right Side News reports on comprehensive immigration reform legislation being offered by the gang of 8 from the Federation for American Immigration Reform:

• Gang of Eight Breaks Promise on Back Taxes
• Gang of Eight Breaks Promise to Bar Criminals from Receiving Amnesty
• Gang Members Eligible for Gang ...

  Read more: Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security April 29, 2013

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By Col. Tom Snodgrass (Ret.), Right Side News

The House Republican report’s preliminary findings on Benghazigate

• Reductions of security levels prior to the attacks in Benghazi were approved at the highest levels of the ...

  Read more: The Congressional Benghazigate Report